I am going to do my best not to make this be a rant. Itís not my intention.
Since Iíve changed my wall paper on my Spark Page Iíve received more than a few Spark Mails telling me some people find it offensive and derogatory. They questione... Read more

That there are other folks out here just like you who have highs and lows.
That you are not alone in your journey. Many of us pause on the side of the road to catch our breaths but we dont end the journey........... Neither do you.
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If you look at my ďtickerĒ youíll notice itís not to awfully ambitious. In my last posting I said Iíd weigh on Monday and take life in ten pound increments. Well, I forgot about being away from home yesterday. I wanted to work off the scale Iíd ... Read more

Itís okay to admit it. Youíll have lots of company when you do and youíll find you are not alone. Some days Iím leading the pack. Go ahead!!!
Accountability sucks.
It neatly and succinctly points out all of our soft and weak spots an... Read more

They say that Abraham Lincoln was often ridiculed about his physical appearance. So, often, in fact that he refused to ever look in a mirror for more than a few seconds. Throughout his political career his opponents used Lincolnís physical statu... Read more

It crept up on me this year. I guess the older you get the more you have on your mind and then suddenly one day there is a clue and you feel a bit cheated. You really wish someone had been giving you an update on a regular basis, like those apps... Read more

You will not find any before or after photoís here, nor will you find secrets to success. If you have any to share, secrets that is, I am open and willing to listen to them. Most of what Iíve done has crashed and burned. Oh there have been a few... Read more

I always use the same ice breaker with every class I conduct. I ask people to write down the two most popular title sections they notice when they walk into a book store. Seventy five percent have no clue and are amazed when I tell them those ti... Read more

A year ago I was preparing to run my first 5K. I had the date circled on the calendar and as it got closer I became more nervous. It was something Iíd never done before. I had no frame of reference for this sort of experience and John doesnít li... Read more

Sometimes I stand in line at the grocery store and while Iím waiting to check out I look at the magazine covers. Itís become a reflex action, hardly noticeable, but I find my hand going across my bald head feeling for something that resembles ha... Read more

What if we believedÖÖÖÖÖ..
We were perfect just the way God made us
We were loved unconditionally and without any expectation.
We were loved simply because we were created.
That we were wise
That we had the capability in... Read more

My legs werenít feeling any better, my attitude was in the toilet, I was able to do less and less and Joan gave me the option of either seeing another doctor or getting a good attorney!! Since my last visit to the doctor and the exhortation to r... Read more

My wife, Joan, works in a bank. She hears anything and everything from the folks who pass through her line. Last night at dinner she told me a number of teachers had shared a startling fact with her: The school system would no longer be teaching... Read more

Itís always the little things, isnít it? I set a really good plan in place, make sure the ďrightĒ food is in the house, mark time off on my calendar to make sure I swim and do my stretches, and lo and behold, like a penny on a railroad track so... Read more